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VOL. 76.
EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEEKDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912
NO. 49
PARKSVILLE NEWS,
Fair Sunday, Good Congrega
tions. Entertainment for
School Great Success.
Dr. Mitchell Coming.
Parksville, S. C., Jan. 22, 1912
This Monday morning, the 22nd,
the sun is shining beautifully, in
fact it so shone yesterday, in con
sequence of which we had good
congregations at both the Baptiat
and Methodist churches. At the
former, Rev. T. H. Garrett preach
ed a most excellent sermon in the
morning, and Rev. B. H. Coving
ton at the latter in the afteruoon.
Rev. Covington was also with our
young people in the evening, and
made a good talk to our B. Y. P.
U. workers.
The other day Mrs. Anon in
looking through some old papers
belonging to her father found some
old copies of the Advertiser for the
years 1869 and 1870. Our baby,
a little girl of 12 summeis, looked
them through carefully, and ad
dressed me in the following words
practically: "Daddy, I have been
scanning this ancient paper, or this
paper of long ago, and I see they
got up a good paper without your
pieces." Yes, really The Adver
tiser was good forty years ago, and i
the success of any enterprise is not i
dependent upon any one man. I i
want to tell you, that when a man ;
gets to thinking that the world
can't do without him, he is in bad
shape. How sorry I feel for such
an one. Why, my dear sir, you
are important in the arrangement j
of God's providences or he would
not have created you, but if you
were to pass away the world j
would jog along without you. Not i
a mill would be stopped, the piows
in the fields would keep running, ?
the merchants would keep selling, i
the ministers would keep preach
ing, in fact, the world would keep f
moving. The truth is you would
scarcely be missed. "Man is as .
grass; as a flower of the field so he {
witiiereth. The places that now
. know us will soon know us nos
more forever. ^
Some of our best and most use- j.
ful negroes are moving to Georgia.
George Bussey who had the respect
of both white and colored, and who ?
tells me that he had lived on the
plantation of the Hon. W. R. a
Parks for 25 years, has moved to j
Georgia; others who own homes
are arranging to move. Upon in
quiry, I find that this unrest is
caused by anonymous letters, and
these negroes are getting threaten
iag them and in one instances giv- t
ing the parties so many days in
which to leave.
I have only this to say: that I s
believe in a negro staying in his
plaee, but so long as they are on my t
place attend to their own business,
I am going to stand by them. We I
don't allow them to vote, we have j
the law, the judges, the juries and ,
it is certainly as little as the law
abiding can do among the superior
race to protect him in his life, and
the property he may acquire by j
honest efforts. I think it well for
those in authority to investigate
these reports, and if true institute j
the proper remedies to protect not ^
only the tenants, but the land own
ers as well. j
Mr. J. C. Morgan is off on an
extended trip to Southwest Georgia. ]
We are glad tp report that Mr. i
G. W. Hamilton of White Town,
who has been quite sick for some- i
time with erysipelas is convalescent.
Messrs. R. N. Edmunds and J. R.
Blackwell, representatives from 1
Parksville Lodge A. F. M. visited i
Mr. Hamilton yesterday offering
the kind offices of the Lodge in apy ;
way that they could be of assist
ance.
Mr. P. R. Wates of Edgefield
spent Sunday night and Monday
in Parksville. He is filling the ap- j
pointment of the Auditor seeing
what we are worth in order to get
our names on the tax books.
We are sorry to report the indis
position of little William, son of
Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Blackwell.
Mrs. Gordon Blackwell, whom
we reported last week as being
quite sick of typhoid fever at Dou
ble Branch, Ga., is reported to be
better.
Mr. Joe Blackwell who has been
sick so long in Spartanburg is said
to be sinking rapidly, his recovery
having been despaired of.
The entertainment given by our
school in the Parodo Hall last Fri
day night is pronounced a ''howl
ing success. This entertainment
was prepared for the closing days
of the school before Xmas, but was
rained out, hence the lateness of the
play.
Prof. West announced that next
Friday night we will have a lec
ture in Parodo Hall by Prof. L. T.
Baker or the S. C. University. All
are cordially invited. The next
lecture on the program will be by
the president of the University, Dr.
S. C. Mitchell.
All the opponents of the good
roads movement are respectfully
invited to make a trip from Edge
field to Parksville (you may come
in your runabouts or in your tour
ing car, or in buggies, or on horse
back, as you like) to discuss the
matter of good roads any day this
week that suits youi convenience.
If after the trip yoe still oppose
the good roads movement, we will
send you back over Col. Giles D.
Ali ms' route which will fix you.
We dare you fellows to come.
Since our last the sincere soul of
Ed Summerall, a member of the
Baptist I hurch at this place, has
gone to its final reward. When
we heard of the death of this hum
ble, good man the tears came un
consciously to our cheek; and in
closing we would lay a flower on
bis grave, because his^ife was one
of service to his family, his God
?nd his state.
More Anon.
Limestone School.
Dear Advertiser: We are all de
lighted to see the pretty sunshine
;his morning after so much rain,
ileet and snow; but what is more
jeautiful than snow! It is the em
>lem of purity and also charity and
rives its beauty as to a mansion.
'And the poorest twig on the elm
ree was ridged inch deep with
>earl. "
Like some of the other schools
whooping cough has been a visitor
tere also, though in a very light
orm.
ifth consecutive session so you
mow we all like her.
vVe miss Callie Self nowadays in
iur midst, as the roads are too bad
or her to drive so far to school.
Miss Janie Sue Buzhardt is back
,t her post of studies again after a
ong spell of illness.
Miss Ruth Etheredge has return
d from a fortnight's visit to her
incle, Mr. Frank West of Augusta.
Hon. W. A. Strom will move his
tore from Bowles Mountain back
o Limestone. It will seem like
?Iden times again in our town.
Mr. G. H. Mayson, of Chappells,
>. C., is on a visit to relatives here.
Miss Ruth Strom has returned to
he Gr. F. C. after spending Christ
uas at home; also Misses Ida Tim
nerman,?Alma Williams and Mr.
larry Strom have gone back to thc
5. C. C. I.
We welcome Mr. J. S. Williams
md his bride in our community
md wish them a long and happy
ife.
Mrs. Pierce Timmerman and
children are on a visit to her eister,
Mrs. T. H. Briggs of Hephzibah,
Sa.
Miss Helen Strom is visiting
relatives in Edgefield now.
We are glad to state that ?irs.
Emma Logan is improving. Hope
me will soon be well again.
Miss Mary Emma Byrd is teach
ing the Berea school this term.
Miss Pauline Byrd will give a
"Lunch party" now soon for the
benefit of the school. Hope she will
make up a large sum.
Seventh Grade.
Pleasant Lane, S. C.
Most Troublesome.
Harry N. Atwood, the aviator,
was the guest of honor at a dinner
in New York on the occasion of
his recent record flight. Mr. At
wood's eloquent reply to a toast on
aviation terminated neatly with
these words:
"The aeroplane has come at last,
but it was a long time coming.
We can imagine necessity, the
mother of invention, looking up at
the sky all criss-crossed with flying
machines, and then saying with a
shake of her old head and a content
ed smile.
"Of all my family, the aeroplane
has been the hardest to raise."
Washington Star.
WELLS EXPLAINS.
Supervisor Wells Explains
"Don Carlos" Puts tl
Blame on Him For Not
Working Roads.
Mr. Editor: As there seem h
be a few parties in Piora Braal
that are prone to think the bis?
rests in the way they have ijjj
treated by the supervisor, is wfe
they voted almost solidly to anrB
to Greenwood, I am prompted yo
write this in order to let. the pecf?P|
know that it is not so. " 1> a
As soon as Mr. Moultrie MM?
elected, he went over in that ^OUIA
try with the gang force and workr
those road:, good, and graded tl
streets in Plum Branch, so the magg
or wrote me, and wanted to knotts
if I could do likewise. While M fl
Moultrie was over there with tffij
gang, they were circulating a petr
tion around for the people to sigVjj
asking the Governor to appoint \
commission for an election to go
Greenwood, but that petition w
turned down by the Governor upo
the grounds that the proposed Hey?i
ward county commissioners ha?j
been appointed prior to their paperj;
and just as soon as Hey ward coun *
ty was thrown out, Plum Brant
ran in with her papers and had ?
ejection ordered last summer, au
right then and there the die wi
cast that Mr. Don Carlos is try inj
to throw at me.
A party of men went over therf
to try to turn the ourrent from th
way it was benton going, but they'
?vere met with no encouragement.
They were told by the citizens that
;heir business was going to Green
wood and they thought it was to
heir interest to follow up their bus
ness, which I think is a good policy
0 pursue and it is no one's business
>uttheir's.. And they further in
isted that they had good railroad
aciUUes to.Greenwood, that
:ould go upon tho morning
.nd attend to all their business an
em non the evening train,_jsgb??? y
?dg?def? and be an expCtfse tnere
ll. night, wi th horses and themselves
Now I wish to say to the people
ver there that it was my intention
o work their roado, until the rain
et in on us, then I saw we would be
bliged to cut out son? section of
he county in order to get in by
Christmas. So I thought as Plum
Jranch made the trade it would be
ight for her to pay the boot. I
ould not see where it would be
ight to make Rehoboth or White
['own suffer by leaving them out
nd work Plum Branch because they
rere no party to the project.
Mr. Don Carlos says some influ
ntial men tried to persuade me to go
>ver there. So they did, and the
[uestion I put to them wa^, "What
s going to become of tho rest of
he county, while I was watching
he seceders and holding them
lown?" Secession is ? dangerous
hing to go into, and it is up to
rMum Branch to pay the cost as no
>ther portion of the county had any-J
hing to do with the matter.
1 am sorry it was so we could not
vork over there. It is the home of
ny forefathers and I have quite a
lumber of relatives at Plum Branch
mw, and it is not my desire to fail
o do my duty toward them or any
>ne else.
We have worked about 1,500
luring the last year in the ordinary
nanner, and with the exception of
i. few miles we widened and made
iood road beds. The man Don
Carlos referred to about building
jood roads is the first one to start
,o drawing them in so as to get
tround faster, and he told me before
ie did it that he had made a mistake
ind expected to ask Mr. Sawyer to
?bange them along as his time
would allow in going around in or
3er to make as much time as possi
ble. Now, with all candor, ask
yourselves how much cotton is in
the fields now, aid how many peasl
rotted in the field, how many oats
3id you sow on account of the bad
weather. I insist that you judge]
yourselves, but when you judge
your fellowman do it with charity,
just the same as being generous tc
a fallen foe where safety permits.
We are now in winter quarter
but will do what work that is ii
reach of us while out there at th'
farm. We are costing the count;
but very little at present, as Mi
Scurry has plenty of food for u
hile we are with hiru and his hos
t;;Me family. t
I want to say to the people that I
*ve plenty of money to work the
ninty with by using it judiciously,
lit we want more labor. Now it
up io the legislature to do away
ith the state farm and let us have
ie convicts on the road as Georgia
aij done. Why should we not
rofit by Georgia's experience. I
afraid that there are too many
>4'jobs in connection with that
and the men who hold them
J&a little too much influence over
ir solons for our good, but they
'ill go down there and vote to keep
1 those fellows in their good jobs
len go back home and raise
I with all the supervisors in the
about the roads not being
they ought to be.
W. G. Wella.
illiers, S. C.
ith of a Precious Child.
ttle James Tompkins, two and
years of age, the beautiful
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. B.
?pkins died on Saturday nierhi
and was laid to rest in th(
(ge cemetery on Monday morn
aere is no grief so poignant, n'(
iw so keen, as that experiencec
ievoted parents at the loss of i
babe. And yet we know th a
ir pure and innocent souls ar<
God who made them. Man:
restions of sympathy have beei
?i'd for Mr. and Mrs. Tompkin
lis great affliction.
Flat Rock School.
r. Editor; I was glad you re
yeated your request to the schoc
ioya and girls. I was thinkin;
pu were having more letters tha
pu could afford to publish, and
an glad of this privilege.
The snow was beautiful. Ho^
mich we school children enjoye
i< Our teacher could not ventui
ojtljoi'Mbriday, so I spent part th
dkTtracking old "brer rabbits'
(jfe^?.^f but the.beM-fi
ou IL* tat? e. W\
Oaf'teacher at Flat Rock want
to help us raise money tor a librar?
I am willing to help her, for I Ilk
to read. We may join in with tb
com club too.
Guess some of the other boys ma
write later about that.
If advertising helps I may sen
you something before long for
have a goat to sell.
I must tell you something on
Sunbeams are doing now to hel
raise our apportionment. They ar
to quilt a quilt given b
Kathleen Kenrick and others a
Mrs. Pat Bussey's on the 20tl
which we have sold for a goo
price. Now the girls are busy gel
ting another, ready so we boys wan
to be busy too.
We enjoy the pieces our schoo
mates write, but we send up thre
cheers to our partner Tee Bailey
Bat it is tough to have to just kee
going to school although that i
right.
Mr. J. B. Tim merman fror
Greenwood came to see his relative
this week.
Mr. Luther Timmerman went t
Idgefield last week on business.
We all regret to see Mr. O sea
Timmerman and fami!.y leave u?
We will miss Bruce and his siste
ilamie from our school.
Hoping to see more letters fror
iie school boys and girls over th
xmnty, I will close wishing a goo?
$ear to you and all your readers
cid and young.
Modoc, S. C.
Beaver Dam School.
Mr. Editor: While I have bee
seeing letters from all the schools
written by the pupils, haven't see
my from the Beaver Dam schoo
30 I thought I would write.
In spite of bad weather the al
tendance has been good.
We had a debate in school Fr
day afternoon, which was ver
much enjoyed by all.
I like to go to school. M
teacher is Miss Lula Quarles. VV
all worked very hard to get on tb
honour roll. Those who were o
the last month were, Misses Emmi
Wates, Effie Eubanks, Minnie Li
Hamilton and Martha McDaniel.
M. E. M.
Parksville, S. C., R. F. D. 1
JOHNSTON LETTER.
ll
Robt. E. Lee Celebration Daath
of Mrs. Coilins. Dr. Hatch
er Holding Revival
Services
The Mary Ann Buie chapter ob
served Gen. Robt. E. Lee's birth
day with fitting exercises and all
honor was given to that grand and
noble chieftain. The exsrcises were
held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Lee
Coleman, chapter historian, who
had arranged the program which
was concluded with remarks on the
life of Stonewall Jackson, the latter
subject to have been discussed at
last meeting.
The exercises opened with the
reading of the ritual.
Song, "Carolina" D. of C.
Paper, Gen. R. E. Lee, Mrs.
James Bean.
. Piano solo, Miss Eliso Crouch.
Selection from a war time selec
tion Mrs. E. S. Day.
Early recollections of Gen. Lee,
Mrs. M. T. Turner.
Poem, Robt. E. Lee, Mrs. W. L.
Coleman.
The life of Gen. Jackson, Mrs/
G. P. Cobb.
Discussion of the long roll.
Song, "Our south land, D. of C.
The war time paper, a relic
brought by Mrs. Ivy, was truly in
teresting. She, with one of her class
mates; edited it,, with the-assistance
of several other young women.
Every word of it was in writing,
and contained many items of inter
est to those of the present genera
tion.
Mrs. Celia Keef, of Fitzgerald,
Ga, who has been spendine the
past month with Mrs. J. H. White,
was taken suddenly ill on Saturday,
January 13th with a paralytic stroke,
and since then, has been in an ex
tremely critical state. Her sister
was telegraphed for and has been
with her during the time.
Mr. Clarence Mobley will leave
early date for Knoxville,
fenn., where he has a position with
^-^?; .,'?vingbeeA with them
'J^iim>' ? V---''
companied by his sisWr Miss Ella
Mobley ?'bo has accepted a position
with the same finn.
Miss Laura Waites, who has been
suffering from an eye trouble, has
decided to undergo an operation
and have the ball removed. She
will go to Ridge on Thursday to
have Dr. Asbell operate.
The new dwelling of Mr. Her
bert Eidson on Corner of Church
and Edisto streets, has been started,
and will be a handsome two story
one, with all modern improvements
and conveniences, and will be an
ornament to that part of the town.
The construction is under the su
pervision of Mr. M. T. Turner.
The tri-county institute of the W.
C. T. IL, will be held here in the
Baptist churcn on March 3rd to
4th, and some of the speakers on
the program are Mrs. Florence At
kins, of Nashville^ Tenn., Miss
Rhoena Shaner, of Jackson, Mo.,
and Miss Ellen Stone, bf world
wide fame.
Miss Maud Nickerson has return
ed from Columbia, where she visit
ed Miss Ellen Meehan.
Mrs. Collins died on Thursday
morning at her home here, after an
illness cf over a year. During all
this time she was a great Jeufferer
but bore her afflictions with Chris
tian fortitude. She was a member
of the Baptist church. The funeral
services were held at the Mt? of
Olives cemetery, conducted by Dr.
W. S. Dorset after which the body
was laid to rest.
Mesdames Rhett Coleman and
James Tumipseed, of Greenville,
are guests of their sister, Mrs. B.
L. Allen.
Miss Marion Mobley has return
ed from a visit to Miss Lula May
Oxner at Hephzibah, Ga.
Mrs. J. J. Wetherford, and Miss
Inez Wetherford are guests of Mrs.
J. P. Bean.
The first service of the protracted
meeting at the Baptist church will
be held on Wednesday evening of
this week. Dr. Hatcher, of Rich
mond, Va., will arrive on Thurs
day and be present for the evening
service. In all probability, he will
be accompanied by Rev. W. R.
Williams, of Virginia, who will
lead the singing. Dr. Hatcher will
be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. M.
T. Turner during his stay here.
Mr. Goode Mobley, who is tak
g a course at the Augusta ??usi
ss college, was here this week for
few davs.
Mr. Marion Williams, of Augus
, spent Saturday and Sunday here
ith friends.
Mrs. E. A. Schnell, of Green
ich, Conn., has returned to her
>me, after a' two week's visit to
jr mother, Mrs. E. S. Ivy?
Miss Maud Sawyer has returned
om a visit to her brother, Mr. F.
Sawyer at Camden.
Miss Alice Gary, of Bartow, Fla.,
the guest of Mrs. J. Lucas Walk
Mr. and'Mrs. Smyly Stevens, of
leeting Street, visited here on
riday. Mrs. Stevens was en roule
) Greenwood to visit her. mother,
[rs. Henrietta Reynolds.
Flat Rock School.
There is an old saying- "Children
bould be seen and not heard!"
Ve know when we are happy, and
re know the sort of happiness we
rant, but first let it be what is
ight. How many lives are dark
ned because they are not rightl
iook at the rising structure of our
wn life! Now I want mine to bo
Q every corner put to some good
ise, then lets start at home, be pa
ient with each other, and help to
nake some happy, and' follow the
eishes of dear parents.
Now this is a duty we owe to
?urselves, to gain an education
larly.in life. My thought is that
f you educate a boy he will not
vork in the field, nor can we blame
lim very much, because the jobs
iwaiting him in the city are great
sompared with what, the average
nan has to undergo when he starts
ife on the farm. True in one
>ense of the word the farmer's life
is a hard one, while in another
view we see that they are the hap
piest of people. Now don't n^is
auderstand me. I want an educa
tion. I am just a boy, but I have
often felt the need of an education.
One question just here. My friends,
I do feel for the boys that some
times leave their d^M old parnta
and hom-' and seek
fipfeeSF:^ Are they doing rigfttT' *?
ttii'?rt?zttssm rsli?e~truest
the tenderest heart on earth.
I am one of Miss Ruta Yarn's,
larger puoils from the*1 "dear old
Flat Rock School. Boys, why
don't you write? Don't let the girls
beat all the time. We all do wish
you would come Ellie. We miss
vou so much.
Thanking you so much Mr.
Miras for space in your paper for
the school letters, I remain with
arood wishes to you and all and a
'Farewell to the old year and all
bail to the new!*'
A Boy From Flat Rock School.
A. Letter From Prescott School.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Since I have enjoyed reading the
letters from other schools, I thought
[ would write one from Prescotts.
The farmers are about through
sowing grain. .
I am a little girl about fourteen
pears old in the eighth grade
md like my studies very much.
My teacher's name is Miss Pearle
Shannon. She has gone home to
jpend her Christmas. We are look
ing for her back soon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller and
jweet little girl Nita have been
mending a while down al Mr. Y.
E. Miller's.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Burnett
lave gone to their new home to live
lot very far from Dr. W. E. Pres
iott's.
School Girl.
Cold Spring.
Jold Spring, S. C.
January 19, 1912.
Dear Advertiser:
I promised to write again ao here*
it is. Mr. Ed Summerai died
?arly Sunday morning. About six
tveeks ago Mr. Summerai. had his
leg broken at a saw mill. It was
i source of grief to his many friends
;o give him up.
Mrs. Bettie Wood, who for so
long a time has been very ill, is no
better. Mr. Walter Holmes has a
rery sick child not expected to
live. Our school is in a flourishing
3ondition.
Mr. Editor you should have been
with us to play snow ball.- We
would be very glad to have ye*
come to see us. I am sure. you
would have a good time. -
Seventh Grade.